can i go with my phone cracked to make the trade for a ew phone and pay the money to repair the screen and at the same time the money that the new phone will cost if i make the treade to get the newone

can i go with my phone cracked to make the trade for a new phone and pay the money to repair the screen and at the same time the money that the new phone will cost if i make the trade to get the new phone

iPhone XS

Posted on Jan 3, 2019 6:17 PM

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Posted on Jan 3, 2019 6:36 PM

Probably not in one transaction no.


You can go get your screen fixed, and once they return the iPhone with the screen fixed, then trade it in. That should be acceptable.


As Apple repaired devices are still eligible for trade in.


Whether it can be done in one transaction, you would need to ask the store when you go in.



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Jan 3, 2019 6:36 PM in response to Nicktorres

Probably not in one transaction no.


You can go get your screen fixed, and once they return the iPhone with the screen fixed, then trade it in. That should be acceptable.


As Apple repaired devices are still eligible for trade in.


Whether it can be done in one transaction, you would need to ask the store when you go in.



Jan 4, 2019 7:08 AM in response to rockmyplimsoul

That is true. Apple's trade in values are not the best. But that doesn't mean you cannot trade an iPhone that was repaired by them , to them for a new one and paying the difference .
Of course, but that would be a very costly solution, presumably to go from an iPhone XS to XS Max.

The only reason I mentioned warranty is that the damaged iPhone would retain the original factory warranty (if repaired by Apple) and the OP's AppleCare would still be in effect for the balance of the term.

But if the OP wants to change the iPhone model, then the most cost effective approach would be to get the XS repaired, ask Apple for partial credit on the AppleCare term, then sell the XS on the open market. IIRC, Apple's trade-in program (aka "GiveBack") provides only about half the value of a phone in the first year. Not too bad if you've owned the phone for a year, but losing half the value in just a few short months, on top of paying $200 for a screen repair, that would really hurt!

That is also true. But being a bad idea, or not cost effective does not in any way stop it from being possible. Which was the only thing I was saying.


Still the only way to get any money out of the old iPhone is to fix it. Nobody is going to pay top dollar for a cracked iPhone.


Once its fixed, they can surely get much more money for it in a private sale to use towards the purchase of new XS Max than to use Apple's Trade In option.




Jan 3, 2019 8:24 PM in response to rockmyplimsoul

Apple's trade-in value of an XS Max is nowhere near the original purchase price, one would be far better off selling it on the open market and using the proceeds to buy a new one.

That is true. Apple's trade in values are not the best. But that doesn't mean you cannot trade an iPhone that was repaired by them , to them for a new one and paying the difference . Whether its been one day since the repair or 6 months, its still eligible for the trade in.


I never said the value obtained would be good however.


Not sure what the warranty has to do with anything. Unless you are suggesting the phone that is being traded in is an iPhone XS and they want an identical iPhone XS without paying anything extra, which has not been mentioned at all anywhere, and yes that would indeed not be possible.






Jan 3, 2019 6:39 PM in response to Nicktorres

No, Apple would not engage in such a transaction. If you have AppleCare, they'll repair your iPhone for $199 but that iPhone is yours and they will not trade for it even if you pay for the repair.


You'd be better served getting the iPhone repaired and then selling it yourself and use the proceeds to buy a new iPhone, if that's what you really want. But honestly, if Apple does the repair under AppleCare, I see no reason to get a brand new iPhone as it would still be under the original warranty.

Jan 3, 2019 9:29 PM in response to Phil0124

That is true. Apple's trade in values are not the best. But that doesn't mean you cannot trade an iPhone that was repaired by them , to them for a new one and paying the difference .

Of course, but that would be a very costly solution, presumably to go from an iPhone XS to XS Max.


The only reason I mentioned warranty is that the damaged iPhone would retain the original factory warranty (if repaired by Apple) and the OP's AppleCare would still be in effect for the balance of the term.


But if the OP wants to change the iPhone model, then the most cost effective approach would be to get the XS repaired, ask Apple for partial credit on the AppleCare term, then sell the XS on the open market. IIRC, Apple's trade-in program (aka "GiveBack") provides only about half the value of a phone in the first year. Not too bad if you've owned the phone for a year, but losing half the value in just a few short months, on top of paying $200 for a screen repair, that would really hurt!

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